This beautiful Flat Top Manor ornament is the first of the Foundation’s "Share the Journey®" Limited Edition Series of 24k gold-on-brass ornaments by the Charleston Mint. The ornament was designed in recognition of the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park located near Blowing Rock, NC at Milepost 294 of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Manor was the centerpiece of the country estate of Moses H. Cone, a prosperous textile entrepreneur, conservationist, and philanthropist of the Gilded Age. The family-owned Cone Mills became the world’s leading producer of denim which led to Moses being referred to as "The Denim King." The manor was a gleaming white 20-room, 13,000 square foot mansion built in 1901 in the grand Colonial Revival style. It is now the home of the Parkway Craft Center, one of five shops of the Southern Highland Craft Guild which features handmade crafts by hundreds of regional artists.

The Flat Top Manor Ornament is limited to 1,000 pieces. Produced by the Charleston Mint, these Limited Edition Series ornaments are beautifully packaged in a navy blue, velvet folder with the Foundation’s "Share the Journey®" logo embossed in silver on the front. Included are inserts with historical information as well as Certificates of Authenticity. The insert may also serve as an address card for easy mailing of the ornaments to your loved ones.

We hope you enjoy this Official Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation "Share the Journey®" Limited Edition Series Collector's Ornament. Please visit the Blue Ridge Parkway Store often to learn about new additions to the Series for your collection.

Read the fascinating story of Moses and Bertha Cone in "A Mansion in the Mountains: The Story of Moses and Bertha Cone and their Blowing Rock Manor".